Article
Diagrammatic representation of the distribution of DNA bases and its applications.
International journal of biological macromolecules - 1 Feb 1991
Zhang C T, Zhang R
Abstract excerpt
The frequencies of occurrence of the bases A, C, G and T (or U) in a DNA or mRNA sequence are denoted by a, c, g, t (or u), respectively. Since a + c + g + t = 1, the four real numbers are mapped into a point within a regular tetrahedron. The mapping points are then projected to some planes for further study. We have given several examples of application of this technique. As a by-product of an application we...
Topics
- Adenine
- Animals
- Bacteria
- Base Composition
- Biological Evolution
- Codon
- Cytosine
- DNA
- Genetic Variation
- Guanine
- Humans
- Linear Models
